Burmese Mahogany
ASIA BURMESE MAHOGANY Burmese Mahogany is a handsome wood representing the true beauty of mahogany. Colour varies from golden brown to reddish brown, turning darker on exposure. Generally free from knots and blemishes. The grains are interlocked, producing narrow regular stripes or rosy figures on quarter sawn faces. Moderately fine and even texture. DISTRIBUTION The […]
Ebony
ASIA EBONY The species is reported to be uncommon and rare. The colour of the heartwood is usually black; in others it is black with streaks of reddish-brown. Grain is close, straight to irregular or wavy. Wood surface is reported to have a fine and even texture with metallic lustre. DISTRIBUTIONThe species is reported to […]
Brush Box
ASIA BRUSH BOX The Brush Bod heartwood colour varies from pink brown, red brown or grey brown to dark red. It darkens after prolonged exposure. The wood is reported to have a fine to very fine texture and to be somewhat lustrous. DISTRIBUTION Various species in genus are reported to be distributed in the Indo-Malaya […]
Merbau
ASIA MERBAU Merbau is a coarse-textured timber. Yellowish to orange-brown when fresh, it turns to darken a little to a reddish-brown colour when it oxidized and aged. The grain is straight to interlocked or wavy, producing an attractive, ribbon figure on radial surfaces. Pores usually contain water soluble yellowish deposits which are conspicuous on wood […]
Burmese Ironwood
ASIA BURMESE IRONWOOD The heartwood is orange to reddish brown with darker streaks, featuring attractive grains which are usually interlocked or wavy. The wood is described as very hard, heavy to very heavy, with a texture that is moderately fine or medium and even. DISTRIBUTIONThe species is widely distributed in Burma, as a large tree […]
Burmese Teak
ASIA BURMESE TEAK Teak has a golden-brown colour. The freshly machined surface can be remarkably variable in colour, with unsightly blotches and streaks, but after a short period of exposure it tones down to the familiar golden-brown shade. The wood contains an oleo-resin and has an odour similar to that of leather. DISTRIBUTIONTeak is indigenous […]
Belian
ASIA BELIAN This tree can attain heights of up to 100 feet (30m), with trunk diameters of 32 – 40 inches (80 – 100cm). The heartwood is initially light brown but darkens on exposure to a deep brown, becoming very dark brown or even black with age or over exposure. The grain is commonly straight, […]
SieanaWalnut
ASIA SIEANA WALNUT® SieanaWalnut® is a dense and heavy wood, superior to Teak in most strength properties. The heartwood coloration is irregular, ranges from light brown with few fine streaks to dark brown with darker bands or streaks. The wood is reasonably straight-grained, but often interlocked or irregular, with a coarse to medium texture and dull […]